Leaving Edmonton

This morning I left a place that felt so familiar and comfortable. I would love the opportunity to come back and explore more and I am grateful for the day I was able to be there. I have been to Canada in the past once to Montreal and to Vancouver. Both of which felt like Canada I suppose one would say. I definitely knew I wasn't in a US city when visiting either. However, something about Edmonton was as if I were in a city in the US with only one difference of course, the currency. It was a really cool town and the area of Old Strathcona was exactly my kind of place. All sorts of people and styles blending together making the community jive. There was definitely a cool music scene going on and I wish I made it to see Steve Bays of Hot Hot Heat do a DJ show at a local bar for only 5 bucks! I went to the National Park instead and loved that equally as much. I needed that sense of relaxation and aloneness. In a few days I will be living on a ship with 40 scientists and the ships' crew!